Smoker&#39;s outfit



E. DANNER SMOKER S OUTFIT July 31, 1934.

Filed Jan. 9, 1933 Patented July 31, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 1,968,191 sMoxEn'sj ourrrr Edward llanner, Newark, Ohio Application January 9, 1933, Serial No. 650,785 I s'ol ims. 101.131-51) cover, so formed that it will effectively extinguish cigars or cigarettes and direct the ashes to the ash receptacle when "sn'ufied. Also, if desired, the article may be provided with a holder'for matches conveniently disposed for the user.

Preferably,- the outfit is formed to have interrelated compartments formed by walls that arecooperatively arranged to contain or surround and support the materials and articles to produce a compact device complete in its appointment and eflicient in its preservation of tobacco articles and convenient for smokers use.

The invention maybe contained in structures of different forms and such structures may be varied in details without departing from the spirit of the invention. To illustrate a practical application I have selected a structure embodying the invention as an example of the various forms of structure that contain the invention.

The structure selected as an example is described hereinafter, and is illustrated in the drawing.

Fig. 1 of the drawing illustrates a perspective view of a smokers outfit which is selected as an example of the various structures that contain my invention. Fig. 2 is a top view of the device illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of a sectionof an end portion of the device taken on the plane of the line 3-3 indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a broken view illustrating a section taken on the plane of the line 4-4 indicated in Fig. 3.

The particular form of construction shown in the drawing is formed of two parts and a cover.

The major portion of one of the parts is located within the other of the parts and the cover may be used for covering either one or both of the parts. The parts are so formed as to provide recesses or compartments for receiving tobacco formed articles, such as cigars or cigarettes, to form the humidor compartment and locate it in moisture transferring relation to the compartments for containing the tobacco articles and to form a suitable space for containing matches.

In the form of outfit selected for the purpose of presenting an illustration of a structure containing the invention, as shown in the drawing, two parts are located one within the other and by their relative arrangement form the compartments of the outfit. The part -1 constitutes a base or supportingpart for the device.- It is provided with the wall 2 that extends upwardly from the bottom 3 to a height substantially two-thirds the co height of the tobacco articles, such asthe'cigarettes 4. It has a ledge 5 on which is supported the inner of the parts. Preferably it is provided with two ledges 5 located at each end of-the part 1 on which the inner part 6 rests.

The inner part 6 has a wall 7that extends upwardfrom the bottom 8 of the part 6 and forms an ash receiving chamber 9. The part 6 is provided with a pair of flanges 12 and 13 at each of its ends and between each pair of flanges is located a suitable binding material, such as rubber, of, if desired, cementitious material, or other material or device may be used to interconnect, or interseal, the two parts 1 and 6, In the form' of 'constructionshown, elastic rubber blocks 15 are located between the flanges 12 and 13 and, by their elasticity, operate to secure the part 6 within the part 1. The rubber block 15 may be located in position between the flanges 12 and 13 and the part 6 so may be pushed down into the part 1, the dimensions being such as to compress the elastic rubber blocks 15 and cause them to frlctionally hold the parts together. Preferably, the flanges 13 are located'substantially midway the heightof the 35 wall 2 and form, in the outfit recesses'or compartments 17 that may be used as a receptacle for matches, such as the comb of matches 18.

The outfit is provided with means for'sup- "porting the tobacco articles on end and in spaced relation and along its sides. Preferably, the outfit is provided with recesses for receiving the tobacco articles. The recesses may be formed a in either of the walls or the walls may be so formed that when one part is located in position in the otherpart, the recesses or compartmentswill be formed by registering recesses formed in both walls. In the form of construction shown, semi-cylindrical depressions orchannels 20, having a length substantially the same as the height of the wall 2 of the part 1, are formed on the inside of the wall 2, and semi-cylindrical depressions or channels 21 are formed on the outside of the wall '7 of the part 6. The semicylindrical depressions 21, preferably, terminate with the semi-cylindrical depressions 20 at the upper edge of the wall 2. The lower end of the semi-cylindrical depressions 21 terminate, preferably, in the plane of the flanges 12, while the semi-cylindrical depressions 20 extend to the bottom 3 of the part 1. The depressions or channels 21- terminate at the ledges 22 which operate to support the lower end of the tobacco articles located in the cylindrical compartments formed by the registration of the depressions and 21. Also, since the ledges extend over onehalf the area of the lower end of the compartments 23 the tobacco articles will have invariably one-half end portion that overhangs the bottom of the part 1. A moisture absorbent material, such as a porous inorganic plate-or stone, .or asbestos sheet 24, may be located in the space formed in the lower end of part 2 and charged with water through one of the compartments 23. when, therefore, the tobacco articles, such as the cigarettes 4, are located in the compartments 23 they will besupported so that portions of their lower ends will overhang the ledges 22 and thus be in direct moisture absorbing relation with the humidor that is thus formed and located between the parts 1 and 6.

The top of the wall 6 compared to the height of the wall 2 and the ledges 22 are .so located of matches, etc.

Thus the ash receptacle and the tobacco formed articles are conveniently located relative to each other and the humidor is also efllciently positioned to maintain the articles properly moist notwithstanding exposure of the articles above the wall .2 and in such a position that they may be readily grasped and inserted in the mouth by the user. 1

If desired, a cover may be formed for en- .closing the entire outfit. In the form of construction shown, a cover 26 is located on the upper end of the wall 7. The upper side of the cover 26 is preferably panelled for decoration and also for the purpose of utility. The

panelled portion is depressed and forms a definite area within which the tobacco articles may be placed, particularly, after they have been lighted. The depressed area operates to retain them on the top of the outfit. The cover is preferably provided with a suitable slot which may partake of different forms. Preferably, it is formed to have different widths to enable ready smudging of the tobacco articles. In the form shown in the drawing, the cover 28 is provided with a'slot 27 having a width 28 at its central portion that is greater than the widths at its ends so that by drawing the burnt end of the tobacco article along the slot the ashes will be discharged through the slot and the fire will be rubbed off.

Preferably, the surface of the panelled portion 29 is roughened. In the form shown the surface is angularly corrugated which presents an efficient light snufllng area and 81503 81} efficient surface for striking matches to ignite thetobacco articles. The roughened or corrugated surfaces extend over the sides of the slot. Preferably, the slot is formed to have sloping sides, that is,'the

width of the slot decreases as the depth increases which aids in the operation of extinguishing lighted tobacco articles as they are pressed through and along the slot. If desired, the ends ofthe cover may be provided with suitable indentations 31 for positioning the tobacco articles that may be placed temporarily on the cover while still lighted,

a, The outfit may be formed of any suitable material or materials, such as metal, glass, composite molded and hardened or plastic materials of different forms which may be decorated in any suitable manner. When made of glass, the glass may be silvered or colored as may be desired. The device affords a construction that may be attractively decorated and beautified and shaped to produce an artistic eifect; as well as one having marked utility.

I claim:

1. A smokers outfit consisting of two members located one within the other and having contiguous opposed wall parts, the wall parts having recesses, the recesses of the wall parts of one member registering with the recesses of the wall parts of the other member and forming compartments for receiving tobacco articles ina direction parallel to the said wall parts.

2. A smokers outfit consisting of two members located one within the other, the inner of the said members forming an ash receptacle, the inner of the said members having walls contiguous to the walls of the outer of the said members, the said walls having recesses, the recesses of the walls of one member registering with the recesses of the walls of the other member and forming compartments for receiving tobacco articles, the upper edges of the walls of the inner member disposed well above the upper edges of the walls of the outer member to enable grasping the tobacco articles intermediate the upper edges of the walls for removal of the articles from the compartments and protection of the end portions of the articles.

3. A smokers outfit consisting of two members located one within the otherand having contiguous opposed wall parts, the wall parts having recesses, the recesses of the wall parts of one member registering with the recesses of the wall parts of the other member and forming compartments for receiving tobacco articles, the said members having bottom parts located in spaced relation and forming a humidor chamber therebetween in communication with the said recesses, one of the members having a ledge extending along the recesses of the last named member for supporting tobacco articles, the recesses of the other of the said members extending below-the said ledge to form communicating passageways with the said humidor chamber.

4. In a smokers outfit comprising an ash receptacle, a cover part for covering the ash receptacle and having an opening, the surfacesof the cover located on opposite sides of the opening inclined inwardly with respect to the receptacle and corrugated to form relatively sharp corrugations, the opposed parts of the edges of the said surfaces spaced to form different widths of the slotted opening whereby ashes may be removed by drawing aburnt tobacco article along the corrugated edge portions of the said surfaces and the butt of the article may be deposited in the wider part of the opening.

EDWARD DANNER.

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